. >> hundreds of arketd elementary students got a surprise ahead of thanks to the power of technology. the special guest of overlook school's guest reader's day appeared live all the way from afghanistan. the school's technology department linked army staff sergeant tim ott to the school for the reading. >> i think it's really cool because i know he likes to come up here and be with the kids, try to have lunch with them and veterans day is so important to us so this was huge for tim. i think he was more excited than the kids may have been. >> sergeant ott is on his second tour of afghanistan which wraps up in six months. >> two men who put their lives on the line for the country were honored yesterday with a bronze star. one of the veterans served in world war ii and is now 94 years old. the other honoree served in vietnam. rob roblin has this story. >> this sundaya veterans day. today, two veterans, one of world war ii, one of the vietnam, finally got the medals they deserved. >> courage under fire, putting your life into harm's way and it's given not only how you put yourself in har